This design covers 2004 to 2010 sie.
Sienna sliding door stuck closed.
This happens when the power sliding door isn t able to latch on properly due to something blocking it.
The no 1 problem is the lock release actuator goes bad and doesn t work anymore what the symptom will be of that going out is that the door will not open with the buttons but if you pull and hold the handle pulled the door will open.
There are two very common problems with the power sliding door on your model sienna that we see everyday.
When your sienna side door won t close one possibility is a circuit overload.
Both manual sliding doors on my toyota sienna will not open if you can remove the inner door panel you will see a maze of cables running to the various locking points on the sliding door.
The electric motor s circuit will become overloaded and this will trip the fuse and prevent the door from being closed entirely.
This is an issue you want to diagnose first because it s quite easy to do so.
How to fix the driver s side sliding door on 2003 toyota sienna.
This video will show you how to replace the driver s side sliding door motor and cable mechanism on a 2005 toyota sienna.
Migrated this video over from my other channel.